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  • hskoglundH Online
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    hskoglund
    wrote on last edited by
    #12

    Hi, yes start DbgView before starting Qt Creator from the CMD window. You can download DbgView here

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      #13

      00000001 0.00000000 [13380] QFactoryLoader::QFactoryLoader() checking directory path "C:/Anaconda3/Library/plugins/platforms" ...
      00000002 0.00033949 [13380] QFactoryLoader::QFactoryLoader() looking at "C:/Anaconda3/Library/plugins/platforms/qminimal.dll"
      00000003 0.00069911 [13380] Found metadata in lib C:/Anaconda3/Library/plugins/platforms/qminimal.dll, metadata=
      00000004 0.00069911 [13380] {
      00000005 0.00069911 [13380] "IID": "org.qt-project.Qt.QPA.QPlatformIntegrationFactoryInterface.5.3",
      00000006 0.00069911 [13380] "MetaData": {
      00000007 0.00069911 [13380] "Keys": [
      00000008 0.00069911 [13380] "minimal"
      00000009 0.00069911 [13380] ]
      00000010 0.00069911 [13380] },
      00000011 0.00069911 [13380] "className": "QMinimalIntegrationPlugin",
      00000012 0.00069911 [13380] "debug": false,
      00000013 0.00069911 [13380] "version": 329218
      00000014 0.00069911 [13380] }
      00000015 0.00069911 [13380]
      00000016 0.00069911 [13380]
      00000017 0.00076898 [13380] Got keys from plugin meta data ("minimal")
      00000018 0.00079503 [13380] QFactoryLoader::QFactoryLoader() looking at "C:/Anaconda3/Library/plugins/platforms/qoffscreen.dll"
      00000019 0.00113926 [13380] Found metadata in lib C:/Anaconda3/Library/plugins/platforms/qoffscreen.dll, metadata=
      00000020 0.00113926 [13380] {
      00000021 0.00113926 [13380] "IID": "org.qt-project.Qt.QPA.QPlatformIntegrationFactoryInterface.5.3",
      00000022 0.00113926 [13380] "MetaData": {
      00000023 0.00113926 [13380] "Keys": [
      00000024 0.00113926 [13380] "offscreen"
      00000025 0.00113926 [13380] ]
      00000026 0.00113926 [13380] },
      00000027 0.00113926 [13380] "className": "QOffscreenIntegrationPlugin",
      00000028 0.00113926 [13380] "debug": false,
      00000029 0.00113926 [13380] "version": 329218
      00000030 0.00113926 [13380] }
      00000031 0.00113926 [13380]
      00000032 0.00113926 [13380]
      00000033 0.00124190 [13380] Got keys from plugin meta data ("offscreen")
      00000034 0.00127032 [13380] QFactoryLoader::QFactoryLoader() looking at "C:/Anaconda3/Library/plugins/platforms/qwindows.dll"
      00000035 0.00161020 [13380] Found metadata in lib C:/Anaconda3/Library/plugins/platforms/qwindows.dll, metadata=
      00000036 0.00161020 [13380] {
      00000037 0.00161020 [13380] "IID": "org.qt-project.Qt.QPA.QPlatformIntegrationFactoryInterface.5.3",
      00000038 0.00161020 [13380] "MetaData": {
      00000039 0.00161020 [13380] "Keys": [
      00000040 0.00161020 [13380] "windows"
      00000041 0.00161020 [13380] ]
      00000042 0.00161020 [13380] },
      00000043 0.00161020 [13380] "className": "QWindowsIntegrationPlugin",
      00000044 0.00161020 [13380] "debug": false,
      00000045 0.00161020 [13380] "version": 329218
      00000046 0.00161020 [13380] }
      00000047 0.00161020 [13380]
      00000048 0.00161020 [13380]
      00000049 0.00166705 [13380] Got keys from plugin meta data ("windows")
      00000050 0.00169192 [13380] QFactoryLoader::QFactoryLoader() checking directory path "C:/Qt/Tools/QtCreator/bin/plugins/platforms" ...
      00000051 0.00195364 [13380] QFactoryLoader::QFactoryLoader() looking at "C:/Qt/Tools/QtCreator/bin/plugins/platforms/qdirect2d.dll"
      00000052 0.00237997 [13380] Found metadata in lib C:/Qt/Tools/QtCreator/bin/plugins/platforms/qdirect2d.dll, metadata=
      00000053 0.00237997 [13380] {
      00000054 0.00237997 [13380] "IID": "org.qt-project.Qt.QPA.QPlatformIntegrationFactoryInterface.5.3",
      00000055 0.00237997 [13380] "MetaData": {
      00000056 0.00237997 [13380] "Keys": [
      00000057 0.00237997 [13380] "direct2d"
      00000058 0.00237997 [13380] ]
      00000059 0.00237997 [13380] },
      00000060 0.00237997 [13380] "className": "QWindowsDirect2DIntegrationPlugin",
      00000061 0.00237997 [13380] "debug": false,
      00000062 0.00237997 [13380] "version": 329985
      00000063 0.00237997 [13380] }
      00000064 0.00237997 [13380]
      00000065 0.00237997 [13380]
      00000066 0.00243879 [13380] Got keys from plugin meta data ("direct2d")
      00000067 0.00246524 [13380] QFactoryLoader::QFactoryLoader() looking at "C:/Qt/Tools/QtCreator/bin/plugins/platforms/qminimal.dll"
      00000068 0.00287263 [13380] Found metadata in lib C:/Qt/Tools/QtCreator/bin/plugins/platforms/qminimal.dll, metadata=
      00000069 0.00287263 [13380] {
      00000070 0.00287263 [13380] "IID": "org.qt-project.Qt.QPA.QPlatformIntegrationFactoryInterface.5.3",
      00000071 0.00287263 [13380] "MetaData": {
      00000072 0.00287263 [13380] "Keys": [
      00000073 0.00287263 [13380] "minimal"
      00000074 0.00287263 [13380] ]
      00000075 0.00287263 [13380] },
      00000076 0.00287263 [13380] "className": "QMinimalIntegrationPlugin",
      00000077 0.00287263 [13380] "debug": false,
      00000078 0.00287263 [13380] "version": 329985
      00000079 0.00287263 [13380] }
      00000080 0.00287263 [13380]
      00000081 0.00287263 [13380]
      00000082 0.00292908 [13380] Got keys from plugin meta data ("minimal")
      00000083 0.00295592 [13380] QFactoryLoader::QFactoryLoader() looking at "C:/Qt/Tools/QtCreator/bin/plugins/platforms/qoffscreen.dll"
      00000084 0.00334238 [13380] Found metadata in lib C:/Qt/Tools/QtCreator/bin/plugins/platforms/qoffscreen.dll, metadata=
      00000085 0.00334238 [13380] {
      00000086 0.00334238 [13380] "IID": "org.qt-project.Qt.QPA.QPlatformIntegrationFactoryInterface.5.3",
      00000087 0.00334238 [13380] "MetaData": {
      00000088 0.00334238 [13380] "Keys": [
      00000089 0.00334238 [13380] "offscreen"
      00000090 0.00334238 [13380] ]
      00000091 0.00334238 [13380] },
      00000092 0.00334238 [13380] "className": "QOffscreenIntegrationPlugin",
      00000093 0.00334238 [13380] "debug": false,
      00000094 0.00334238 [13380] "version": 329985
      00000095 0.00334238 [13380] }
      00000096 0.00334238 [13380]
      00000097 0.00334238 [13380]
      00000098 0.00339883 [13380] Got keys from plugin meta data ("offscreen")
      00000099 0.00342449 [13380] QFactoryLoader::QFactoryLoader() looking at "C:/Qt/Tools/QtCreator/bin/plugins/platforms/qwindows.dll"
      00000100 0.00384412 [13380] Found metadata in lib C:/Qt/Tools/QtCreator/bin/plugins/platforms/qwindows.dll, metadata=
      00000101 0.00384412 [13380] {
      00000102 0.00384412 [13380] "IID": "org.qt-project.Qt.QPA.QPlatformIntegrationFactoryInterface.5.3",
      00000103 0.00384412 [13380] "MetaData": {
      00000104 0.00384412 [13380] "Keys": [
      00000105 0.00384412 [13380] "windows"
      00000106 0.00384412 [13380] ]
      00000107 0.00384412 [13380] },
      00000108 0.00384412 [13380] "className": "QWindowsIntegrationPlugin",
      00000109 0.00384412 [13380] "debug": false,
      00000110 0.00384412 [13380] "version": 329985
      00000111 0.00384412 [13380] }
      00000112 0.00384412 [13380]
      00000113 0.00384412 [13380]
      00000114 0.00390767 [13380] Got keys from plugin meta data ("windows")
      00000115 0.00393333 [13380] QFactoryLoader::QFactoryLoader() checking directory path "C:/Qt/Tools/QtCreator/bin/platforms" ...
      00000116 0.00458270 [13380] Cannot load library C:\Anaconda3\Library\plugins\platforms\qwindows.dll: %1 is not a valid Win32 application.
      00000117 0.00461191 [13380] QLibraryPrivate::loadPlugin failed on "C:/Anaconda3/Library/plugins/platforms/qwindows.dll" : "Cannot load library C:\Anaconda3\Library\plugins\platforms\qwindows.dll: %1 is not a valid Win32 application."

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      • mrjjM Offline
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        mrjj
        Lifetime Qt Champion
        wrote on last edited by
        #14

        @peter_cz said in Application can't start because could not find or load Qt:

        "C:/Anaconda3

        is that from running Creator ?

        Seems that it loads Dlls from C:/Anaconda3 which is seems wrong.
        Mine loads from its installation folder.

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          peter_cz
          wrote on last edited by
          #15

          in the case of CMake:

          00000001 0.00000000 [14796] QFactoryLoader::QFactoryLoader() checking directory path "C:/Anaconda3/Library/plugins/platforms" ...
          00000002 0.00030001 [14796] QFactoryLoader::QFactoryLoader() looking at "C:/Anaconda3/Library/plugins/platforms/qminimal.dll"
          00000003 0.00062292 [14796] Found metadata in lib C:/Anaconda3/Library/plugins/platforms/qminimal.dll, metadata=
          00000004 0.00062292 [14796] {
          00000005 0.00062292 [14796] "IID": "org.qt-project.Qt.QPA.QPlatformIntegrationFactoryInterface.5.3",
          00000006 0.00062292 [14796] "MetaData": {
          00000007 0.00062292 [14796] "Keys": [
          00000008 0.00062292 [14796] "minimal"
          00000009 0.00062292 [14796] ]
          00000010 0.00062292 [14796] },
          00000011 0.00062292 [14796] "className": "QMinimalIntegrationPlugin",
          00000012 0.00062292 [14796] "debug": false,
          00000013 0.00062292 [14796] "version": 329218
          00000014 0.00062292 [14796] }
          00000015 0.00062292 [14796]
          00000016 0.00062292 [14796]
          00000017 0.00066990 [14796] Got keys from plugin meta data ("minimal")
          00000018 0.00068529 [14796] QFactoryLoader::QFactoryLoader() looking at "C:/Anaconda3/Library/plugins/platforms/qoffscreen.dll"
          00000019 0.00099952 [14796] Found metadata in lib C:/Anaconda3/Library/plugins/platforms/qoffscreen.dll, metadata=
          00000020 0.00099952 [14796] {
          00000021 0.00099952 [14796] "IID": "org.qt-project.Qt.QPA.QPlatformIntegrationFactoryInterface.5.3",
          00000022 0.00099952 [14796] "MetaData": {
          00000023 0.00099952 [14796] "Keys": [
          00000024 0.00099952 [14796] "offscreen"
          00000025 0.00099952 [14796] ]
          00000026 0.00099952 [14796] },
          00000027 0.00099952 [14796] "className": "QOffscreenIntegrationPlugin",
          00000028 0.00099952 [14796] "debug": false,
          00000029 0.00099952 [14796] "version": 329218
          00000030 0.00099952 [14796] }
          00000031 0.00099952 [14796]
          00000032 0.00099952 [14796]
          00000033 0.00112781 [14796] Got keys from plugin meta data ("offscreen")
          00000034 0.00114321 [14796] QFactoryLoader::QFactoryLoader() looking at "C:/Anaconda3/Library/plugins/platforms/qwindows.dll"
          00000035 0.00144283 [14796] Found metadata in lib C:/Anaconda3/Library/plugins/platforms/qwindows.dll, metadata=
          00000036 0.00144283 [14796] {
          00000037 0.00144283 [14796] "IID": "org.qt-project.Qt.QPA.QPlatformIntegrationFactoryInterface.5.3",
          00000038 0.00144283 [14796] "MetaData": {
          00000039 0.00144283 [14796] "Keys": [
          00000040 0.00144283 [14796] "windows"
          00000041 0.00144283 [14796] ]
          00000042 0.00144283 [14796] },
          00000043 0.00144283 [14796] "className": "QWindowsIntegrationPlugin",
          00000044 0.00144283 [14796] "debug": false,
          00000045 0.00144283 [14796] "version": 329218
          00000046 0.00144283 [14796] }
          00000047 0.00144283 [14796]
          00000048 0.00144283 [14796]
          00000049 0.00148151 [14796] Got keys from plugin meta data ("windows")
          00000050 0.00149533 [14796] QFactoryLoader::QFactoryLoader() checking directory path "C:/CMake/plugins/platforms" ...
          00000051 0.00173494 [14796] QFactoryLoader::QFactoryLoader() looking at "C:/CMake/plugins/platforms/qwindows.dll"
          00000052 0.00200180 [14796] Found metadata in lib C:/CMake/plugins/platforms/qwindows.dll, metadata=
          00000053 0.00200180 [14796] {
          00000054 0.00200180 [14796] "IID": "org.qt-project.Qt.QPA.QPlatformIntegrationFactoryInterface.5.3",
          00000055 0.00200180 [14796] "MetaData": {
          00000056 0.00200180 [14796] "Keys": [
          00000057 0.00200180 [14796] "windows"
          00000058 0.00200180 [14796] ]
          00000059 0.00200180 [14796] },
          00000060 0.00200180 [14796] "className": "QWindowsIntegrationPlugin",
          00000061 0.00200180 [14796] "debug": false,
          00000062 0.00200180 [14796] "version": 329216
          00000063 0.00200180 [14796] }
          00000064 0.00200180 [14796]
          00000065 0.00200180 [14796]
          00000066 0.00205154 [14796] Got keys from plugin meta data ("windows")
          00000067 0.00206535 [14796] QFactoryLoader::QFactoryLoader() checking directory path "C:/CMake/bin/platforms" ...
          00000068 0.00412439 [14796] loaded library "C:/Anaconda3/Library/plugins/platforms/qwindows.dll"
          00000069 0.00413781 [14796] QLibraryPrivate::loadPlugin failed on "C:/Anaconda3/Library/plugins/platforms/qwindows.dll" : "Cannot load library C:\Anaconda3\Library\plugins\platforms\qwindows.dll: The specified module could not be found."
          00000070 4.94922733 [14796] This application failed to start because it could not find or load the Qt platform plugin "windows"
          00000071 4.94922733 [14796] in "".
          00000072 4.94922733 [14796]
          00000073 4.94922733 [14796] Available platform plugins are: minimal, offscreen, windows, windows.
          00000074 4.94922733 [14796]
          00000075 4.94922733 [14796] Reinstalling the application may fix this problem.

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          • mrjjM Offline
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            mrjj
            Lifetime Qt Champion
            wrote on last edited by
            #16

            Hi
            If you rename C:/Anaconda3 , will Creator then start ?

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              peter_cz
              wrote on last edited by
              #17

              Yes, you right - it's from Qt Creator (second DbgView from CMake) but don't know why it loads Anaconda3???
              I have both system installed Anaconda2 and Anaconda3.

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              • P peter_cz

                Yes, you right - it's from Qt Creator (second DbgView from CMake) but don't know why it loads Anaconda3???
                I have both system installed Anaconda2 and Anaconda3.

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                mrjj
                Lifetime Qt Champion
                wrote on last edited by
                #18

                @peter_cz
                well my guess is there is a path to it. and Windows
                gets that path first when trying to load the (Qt) Dlls.
                But i did not see the C:/Anaconda3/ in your path dump ?

                Can you for fast test rename the folder and see if Creator then starts ?

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                • hskoglundH Online
                  hskoglundH Online
                  hskoglund
                  wrote on last edited by hskoglund
                  #19

                  Hi, perhaps Anaconda has set an environment variable that overrides where to look for plugins, if you open a CMD window again and type
                  set
                  Is there a QT_PLUGIN_PATH or a QT_QPA_PLATFORM_PLUGIN_PATH in the list?

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                    wrote on last edited by
                    #20

                    "Holy Smoke" - Qt creator starts! and CMake starts! and Anaconda2 Navigator starts!

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                    • P peter_cz

                      "Holy Smoke" - Qt creator starts! and CMake starts! and Anaconda2 Navigator starts!

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                      mrjj
                      Lifetime Qt Champion
                      wrote on last edited by
                      #21

                      @peter_cz
                      Super:)
                      Please check as @hskoglund suggest.
                      It must have set some Qt settings to point to that folder.

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                        wrote on last edited by
                        #22

                        @hskoglund said in Application can't start because could not find or load Qt:

                        QT_PLUGIN_PATH

                        Yup , I see it in Enviromental Variables:

                        QT_PLUGIN_PATH=c:\Anaconda3\Library\plugins\

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                        • hskoglundH Online
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                          hskoglund
                          wrote on last edited by
                          #23

                          Probably the QT_PLUGIN_PATH setting is needed for Anaconda3 to run, but it needs to be removed for the other guys to be healthy.

                          So, what you can do is to remove the QT_PLUGIN_PATH, open a CMD window and type control sysdm.cpl
                          Then select the 3rd tab *Advanced" and click on the 4th (lowest) button (should be named "Environment variables" or something similar) Another dialog box opens which will allow you to remove QT_PLUGIN_PATH.

                          Then if you want to run Anaconda 3, you can open a CMD window and type set QT_PLUGIN_PATH=c:\Anaconda3\Library\plugins\ and then start Anaconda 3 from that CMD window. That way the setting will affect only that CMD window and not the other Qt guys :-)

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